The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-30
BLOODY MURDER.
Conrad Doll Surrsnders and Is Safely
Lodged In jail.
He Admits the CFime--The Funerals.-A n
Interview with the Murderer, In
which Ho Tells His His
tory and TROUBLES.
Fion Fridays Daily.

Just as the DEMOCRAT was puLtluR Ats
forms on the pIess, telephone call an
nounced that a man had just re-
turned from North Industry, a small
Village three miles south Of the city
with horrible tale OF bOodshed.
A DEMOCRAT reporter fastened to tbs
Office of Ridgway. Burton q Co.
where the call came from. He then
|, learned from ]. W. HeDsel, who drive.
IA bser wagon for G.. Eicher, agent fol
's the FIndIay Brewing Co., the psrticu
lars. Mr.. Hensel had just returned
from that village q d said the place
was In a terrible state Of excite
ment over what would In all
probability prove to be one of the most
horrible murders enacted In this section
for years. 1t appears that man name'
Conrad Doll aud his wife aud stepson
lived In the first house southeast OF thu
Valley station. They had not live'
very hspDily for some time, sDc
of late Mrs. Doll has refused hrJ
husband permission to come near tn
premises. AT about 1870 o'clock this af
fernoon Doll appeared ut the house, au
what took place between the time b.
arrived there aud " hen the murder 0c
CURED is not Known.
When the neighbOrs were aroused BY
the shrieks Of the victims and arrive
at the house they four that the br1t'
had committed horrible crime. Il
two victims lay prOstrated on tn
filOr of the kitchen Will
the room presented the appsaraI O.
of a slaughter house. Mr.. Hensel say
that life was not yet extinct in elthel
bodv. but there could be no doubt o
their death within few hOu at fartl
aet. he said the doctor had not yet az
rived, All that could be see
was several large gashes ovt
the womsn's head, which had bsel
made with the hatchet The hair an
clOtted blood almost cOnce led her face
He said that 1t was the oplnlo
Of all hat she would 6ii
In a short time. The boy, who was
son Of Mrs. Conrad ny her frat husband
Is about IA years old. Hs way laying
beside his mother almost butchered t.
pieces. His head was horribly sph
omen In several places, and one of hi
arms was cut off with the terrible IL
strument.
The boy ives still breathing, but hi
y death was only a matter OF few hour
at best.
The neighborhOod was soon arouse
and several parties started In pursuit q
the villain, who made his escape and
still at large. Everyth Dg possible !
being done to Overtske him and II Il
thought he will be captured.
1t Will be remembered that about foO
years ago man by the name Of VinChe
was missing at Osnaburg. He wa
io1nd In a we'll near his residence, an,
murder was suspected. The man Dol
who to-day did the killing was sugpecte
OF beiug iElimate with Mrs. VlucheA
and both we're arrested. Doll was dit
CHARGED and also Mrs. Vln6hes, sfte
preliminary trial, no evidence could lie
brought to prove the CT m of kiln
OF her hu baad sgaisJ Ms. We
ohes, After the trial the man Dol
and Mrs. Vinches disappeared
From Saturdays Daily.
TIE buried report which appeared Il
FIR evenings DEMOCRAT, Of the blacl
crime committed al SlabIOwn, th0ug'
gotten I'D in twenty minutes and az
bearing an hour b'foTe all competitors
proved TO be absolutely accurate. B ins
the Erst to announce the neWt
the DEMOCRATS s regular editiOL
Awas soon exhausted and 81
N extra put on the press. The new
spread like wiidfire and created th
.. most intense excitement. As soon n
possible repTesen ative OF the DEMO
CRAT took conVeyau and drove to the
4 scene OF the terri le crime.
(, The hou 10 is situated on the east Bidf
Of the Valley railroad about 800 yard
east Of the North IudustTy station aud
stands in q beautiful niche, about bah
way up the hilleide amongst forest
trees, and overlooking the beanti
full NImishilleu valley and th'
green hills beyond II is truly l0v'Iy
gpOt, q place where, II anywhere, b
couple should have erjoyed "love In b
cottage." But this, 1t seems, was not to
be, for jealousy had taken deep root In
the breast of the villain, whose cruel
revenge has 40 stunned and amR Zed thu
entire neighooThocd.
Arriving at the Iouse the reporter
met with a sight. the detsils OF which
are simply blOOd-cuIdling In every par
tiCulsr. The poor woman, Mrs. Doll,
lay on the kitchen floor near tile Spa
where she was found. The neighbor
had placed q comfort under her and a
pillow under her heed. She was breath
Ing heavily, but 1t did not require the
knowledge Of q physician to fOretell
that death was rapidly approaching.
Beside her was a pool Of thick blood
covering nearly one. fourth OF the entire
room, and the walls, windows and doors
were all more or less spattered with
clOtted blood, presenting q picture OF
cruel murder, as deep and dark as ever
conceived In fiction. In an adjoining
, room lay the son, Henry Venc1es, boy
Of 16, on cot, and standing over him
Doctors Phillips and Morrow, dressing
his wounds, in which service they were
!, being assisted by anumber Of the neigh
b0rs. The boy presented q CHASTITY ap-
pearsnce that sent shndder through
/, all who looked upon him. His head,
like that Of bis mother. was split open
In several places, entirely disfiguIing
the features. The right arm was en-
tlrely chopped of few inches above the
hand, and the left hand was cut nearly
In two in the center. The surgeons en-.
tertained the belief that both the boy
and his mother would survive but a
short time.
In order to give the reader an accur-
ate idea Of the situation the following
diagram is appended:
Nimishillen Creek.